elasticity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
    snap.
    • the waistband had lost its snap

WordNet

E`las*tic"i*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. F. élasticité.
Definitions
  1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.
  2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork.

Webster 1913